Bradbury vs Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Bradbury. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Bradbury is closer to the city centre: 25.1 km, against 34.9 km.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bradbury

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 71%)
  • But Chapel Hill carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Chapel Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Chapel Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bradbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (25.1 km vs 34.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (32 min vs 40 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chapel Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 57/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Chapel Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.5% vs -2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bradbury and Chapel Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Bradbury — Walkability: 0/100 Chapel Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 86
Bradbury — Safety: 43/100 Chapel Hill — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 25 / 24
Bradbury — Low fire risk: 25/100 Chapel Hill — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Chapel Hill has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $99,632); Bradbury has more residents (178 vs 127).

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Population 178
+29% vs other
 127
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% +16.5%
Median age 53 43
Median household income $99,632/yr $147,316/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bradbury Chapel Hill
0-4 3.9% / 7.1%
Bradbury — 0-4: 3.9% Chapel Hill — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 12.4% / 7.9%
Bradbury — 5-14: 12.4% Chapel Hill — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 5.1% / 7.1%
Bradbury — 15-19: 5.1% Chapel Hill — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 3.9% / 6.3%
Bradbury — 20-24: 3.9% Chapel Hill — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 3.9% / 8.7%
Bradbury — 25-34: 3.9% Chapel Hill — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 12.4% / 14.2%
Bradbury — 35-44: 12.4% Chapel Hill — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 8.4% / 12.6%
Bradbury — 45-54: 8.4% Chapel Hill — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 20.8% / 15.0%
Bradbury — 55-64: 20.8% Chapel Hill — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 15.2% / 14.2%
Bradbury — 65-74: 15.2% Chapel Hill — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 7.3% / 5.5%
Bradbury — 75-84: 7.3% Chapel Hill — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / —
Bradbury — 85+: not among its largest Chapel Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bradbury 65.8% couple families
Bradbury — Couple Families: 65.8% Bradbury — Lone Person: 18.4% Bradbury — One Parent Families: 15.8%
Chapel Hill 70.8% couple families
Chapel Hill — Couple Families: 70.8% Chapel Hill — Lone Person: 29.2% Chapel Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bradbury 7.7% renting
Bradbury — Owned Outright: 52.3% Bradbury — Mortgage: 40.0% Bradbury — Renting: 7.7%
Chapel Hill 0.0% renting
Chapel Hill — Owned Outright: 54.5% Chapel Hill — Mortgage: 45.5% Chapel Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bradbury Chapel Hill
England 10.1% / 5.5%
Bradbury — England: 10.1% Chapel Hill — England: 5.5%
Germany — / 3.1%
Bradbury — Germany: not among its largest Chapel Hill — Germany: 3.1%
Scotland 2.2% / —
Bradbury — Scotland: 2.2% Chapel Hill — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Bachelor Degree 23.0% / 19.7%
Bradbury — Bachelor Degree: 23.0% Chapel Hill — Bachelor Degree: 19.7%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 18.1%
Bradbury — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Chapel Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.9%
Bradbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Chapel Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.3% / 6.3%
Bradbury — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3% Chapel Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / —
Bradbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Chapel Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bradbury 100.0% houses
Bradbury — Houses: 100.0%
Chapel Hill 100.0% houses
Chapel Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Median house price $2,392,600 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Chapel Hill has more rural and farming land (94% vs 69%); Bradbury has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 6%).

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Rural and farming 69% 94%
Environmental 31% 6%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bradbury Chapel Hill
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
 657
across Mount Barker
Approvals change year on year +53% -7%

Ranking within SA

Bradbury Chapel Hill
House price Higher than 94% of SA —
Income Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
Affordability Higher than 5% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bradbury carries more crime risk (57 vs 14).

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
76/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
14/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Parks & reserves 6 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Chapel Hill sits further from the CBD (34.9 km vs 25.1 km).

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 25.1 km 34.9 km
+39% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 40 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5153
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 5153
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Car (driver) 73.7% / 64.5%
Bradbury — Car (driver): 73.7% Chapel Hill — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 21.1% / 24.2%
Bradbury — Worked from Home: 21.1% Chapel Hill — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Walked Only — / 6.5%
Bradbury — Walked Only: not among its largest Chapel Hill — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / —
Bradbury — Car (passenger): 5.3% Chapel Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus — / 4.8%
Bradbury — Bus: not among its largest Chapel Hill — Bus: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).

Setting

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Elevation 362 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 348 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 23.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Annual rainfall 969 mm 730 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C 27.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C 5.7°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bradbury Chapel Hill
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Average residential rate $2,727/yr $2,485/yr
Council Adelaide Hills Mount Barker

Federal electorate

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bradbury Chapel Hill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bradbury

Luxury Middle-Ring Professionals

Chapel Hill

Outer Professionals River

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